A SCHEME OF EVOLUTION
Integration of comments
on a scheme by Rudolf SEIBERL
The Comments
(16 June 2002, Kris Roose) When we compare Rudolf's Scheme with the one of Teilhard/Wildiers, we could add a column. From this it appears that Rudolf adds two phases to Teilhard's scheme: the pre-alpha and the post-omega phases. The evolution proper is described by Rudolf's phases 2-9. Compared with Teilhard, he groups some pre-human phases, which along him probably don't differ in their Energy State, Transformation Process and Without Indicator indicator apsects. Teilhard grouped phases 1-5 into his lithophase (also called geophase, physiophase, lithosphere, etc.), phases 6-8 into his biophase (biogenesis, biosphere), and phase 9 into his noophase (noogenesis, noosphere).
I think it is a good idea to add phases 1 and 10, although I think there is no evolution within these phases, and they should perhaps rather be referred to as states. On the contrary, grouping the pre-human phases, and splitting up the Noosphere phase into 4 phases is not without conceptual danger. Personally, I should prefer subphases within the noogenesis.
Furthermore, the levels of Teilhard have the advantage that they are strictly objective: each new layer demonstrates that one single complexification step has occurred: the building stones of each level are the individual elements of the previous phase, without any exception. Homo is a complexification in the 8th degree, our socialization is a complexification in the 9th degree.
| EVOLUTIVE PHASE and REALITY LEVELS | TEILHARD'S PHASES | ENERGY STATE | TRANSFORMATION PROCESS (FORM) | "WITHOUT" INDICATORS |
| 1 | pre-alpha | Alpha-God beyond time/space dimension | Holomovement Divine Intention of the Human Project Natural Law setting | Natural Laws |
| 2 | 1 (strings) 2 (quarks) 3 (particles) 4 (atoms) = lithophase (in part) | Elementary particles | Radiation | Light, Heat |
| 3 | 5 (molecules) = lithophase (in part) | Inanimate Matter | Mechanical, thermal, chemical, electro-magnetical | Movement, change of physical state, Heat, electrical discharge, orientation |
| 4 | 6 (eobionts) 7 (protozoa) = biophase (in part) | Sense-Conscious Matter | Biological communication, Synchronicity | Life reproduction, social interactions |
| 5 | 8 (metazoa) = biophase (in part) | Emotive-Conscious Matter | Nervous System communication | Animal life |
| 6 | 9 (socialization) =noophase (in part) | Self-Conscious Matter | Knowledge communication | Homo Sapiens community expansion |
| 7 | 9 (socialization) =noophase (in part)) | Planetary-Conscious Matter | Noospheric network communication | Personalization/Integration, Noospheric Society, common multireligious faith |
| 8 | 9 (socialization) =noophase (in part) | Spirit-Conscious Matter | Mysticism, Spiritual Love | Solution of the problem of evil, Earthly Paradise Society |
| 9 | 9 (socialization) =noophase (in part) | Spirit-Conscious Field beyond time/space dimension | Spiritual Life | Non local being and Spiritual trip experiences |
| 10 | post-omega | Omega-God | Divine Human Project achievement | Concept of Parusia |
Posted 3 May 2002, this page 16 June 2002